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Agrimonia, Agrimony, Xian He Cao FREE

Agrimonia, Agrimony Chinese Agrimony, Xian He Cao 仙鹤草 Xian He Cao (TCM Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Thomé, O.W., Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz, Tafeln, (1885) Eupatorium of Avicenna (left); Eupatorium of Mesue (right)New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Agrimonia eupatoriaA, pilosa and…

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Centauri minus, Centaury the less PRO

Centauri minus, Centaury the less Centaurea, Febrifuga, Fel Terra, Libadion (Pliny), Leptophyllum (Theophrastus)Seigar (Arabic) Mesuae Opera, 1570 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Left: Yellow Flowered Centaury; Right: Yellow Thorough-leaved CentaurySalmon, Botanologia, 1710 Botanical name: Centaurium erythraea (syn. C. centaurium)Related species include C. tenuiflorum, C. littorale ssp. uliginosum,…

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Benzoin, An Xi Xiang

Benzoin, An Xi Xiang 安息香 An Xi Xiang (TCM)Loban (Unani) Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Two Different varieties of Benzoin available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016)Left: is Benzoin Amygdaloides;  Right: was called Benzoin in sortis; Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Styrax benzoinSeveral types were traditionally…

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Cynosbatus, Rose Hip PRO

Cynosbatus, Rose Hip Cherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi 金樱子 CynosbatusCherokee Rose Hip, Jin Ying Zi  金樱子 (TCM)Se rgod  སེ་རྒོད  (Tibetan) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 R. caninaFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 R. laevigata (Jin Ying Zi) used in TCMEdwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 23, 1922 Botanical name: Rosa caninaA number of different Rose species have supplied…

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Phoenix, Date FREE

Phoenix, Date palm Kharjura (Ayurveda)Khurma (Unani)Tamar, Balha (Arabic)‘Bra go  འབྲ་གོ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition [Nouveau Duhamel], vol. 4 (1809) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Phoenix dactylifera Parts used: Dried Fruit; Black, Yellow, Red, as well…

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Pinus, Pine Tree

Pinus, Pine tree Wild Pine, Scotch Fir, Scotch PineTurpentine: Terebinthina communis, Terebinthina pinea Left: Pinus; Right: Pinus sylvestrisKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Medical Botany, Stevenson & Churchill, Vol II, 1831 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Botanical name: Pinus sylvestrisNote a number of Pinus have been used similarly.In Tibetan Medicine, P. tabuliformis is used. P….

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Polygonum, Knotgrass FREE

Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄 KnotweedBian Xu (TCM)Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Polygonum aviculareGreater and Lesser types were used Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Classifications: 2T. GLUTINATE4i. UTERINE Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine…

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Lupulus, Humulus, Hops FREE

Lupulus, Hops Lupulus salictarius, Lupulus reptitius, Volubilis, Humulus, Habiola Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Humulus lupulus Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Cool (Warm in the west), dry. Bitter Classifications: 2A APERIENT Uses: 1. Clears Damp-Heat, Opens Obstructions:-Indigestion, Stomach weakness–loss of…

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Mespilus, Medlar

Mespilus, Medlar Dutch Medlar Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Mespilus germanica (syn. M. vulgaris)The Mediterranean Medlar is Crataegus azarolus (syn. Mespilus azarolus), called Azarole, and was used similarly.Pliny listed three varieties: Anthedon (Crataegus azarolus)–Mespilon Eteron of Dioscorides Setania (Italian Medlar) Gallic (French…

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Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek

Sempervium, Sedum, Houseleek Crassula major; Herba Sempervivi, Sedi majorisWall Stone crop: Sedum acre Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Sempervivum majusDella Materia Medicinale Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Lesser and Middle HouseleekDioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio 1549 Wall or Lesser Stonecrop (Sedum acre)Medical Botany, Woodville, Vol III, 1810 Sempervivum tectorumIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 Sempervivum tectorum(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) Botanical…

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Chili, Capsicum annum FREE

Capsicum, Chili Chili Pepper, Hot PepperFilfil-i-Surkh (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 C. annuaAtlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893  Left: Fresh Chili;  Center: Dried Chili;  Right: Crushed Chili Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Capsicum spp. C. annum var. annum (longum type) C. frutescens (syn. C. minimum) C. baccatum C. chinensis…

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Eruca, Rocket FREE

Eruca, Rocket Jirjir, Jirjeer (Unani) Wild RocketFuchs, New Kreuterbuch, 1543 Garden RocketSturm et al, Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungennach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 6, 1902 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Eruca spp.GARDEN ROCKET: E. sativa (syn. E. vesicaria, Brassica eruca)WILD ROCKET: E. sylvestris Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Hot,…

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